John Sterling may refer to:

Sports

  • John Sterling (American football) (born 1964), American football player
  • John Sterling (pitcher) (1865–1908), American baseball pitcher
  • John Sterling (sportscaster) (1938–2026), American radio announcer for the New York Yankees

Others

  • John Sterling (author) (1806–1844), British author, subject of a life by Thomas Carlyle
  • John Barton Sterling (1840–1926), commander of the Coldstream Guards
  • John Allen Sterling (1857–1918), American politician from Illinois
  • John Whelan Sterling (1816–1885), professor and administrator at the University of Wisconsin
  • John William Sterling (1844–1918), philanthropist, major benefactor to Yale University
  • John T. Sterling (1841–1920), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • John E. Sterling Jr. (born 1953), U.S. Army general

See also

  • John Stirling (disambiguation)
  • H. J. Sterling (Harry John Sterling; 1882–1959), Canadian ice hockey administrator